Ottawa Tenants Demand Compensation From Ottawa Landlord For Repairs And Improvements

By Author: Luciano Castaneda
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The Ontario Home Tenancies Act requires property owners to be responsible for the maintenance of the rental unit.

It also requires landlords to allow their renters to have a reasonable level of enjoyment in the property.

What if these two facets of the law clash?

This really is yet another challenge Ontario Landlords face.

We are able to this this type of course going on in three buildings near Metcalfe as well as Somerset Streets in Ottawa.

Based on CBC News tenants in the buildings claim the construction work going on through Taggart Realty Management is actually harming their sensible enjoyment of their leasing units.

According to the tenants, the loudest repair work is done in the evening when tenants come home from work.

Tenant Lisa Blais says the continual loud noise has been going on since May of this year.

In reaction Blais and her partner have created the Centretown Renters Association.

The goal of the actual association is to need Taggart Realty Management takes their concerns significantly and address them.

According to Blais, “The way that ...
... Taggart does this, by doing the work in the evening hours by using the tools and also the drills and the jackhammers how they are, incessantly, is actually unfair.

They are challenging:

1. A 25% lease reduction (to be retroactive in order to when the repairs started)

2. Fines against the landlord

She stated 70 people have joined the association, including tenants from 2 nearby buildings who're also affected by construction.

When a tenant were not impressed with a foul odour was giving her headaches, the landlord provided to provide temporary real estate for until the smell went away.

Taggart and the renters association met a few week ago to try to mediate the issue. So far it's been unsuccessful.

Are Tenant Complaints Above the Law that Non-Tenants Follow? Perform Tenants Have Special Legal rights?

It’s a common tenant complaint that landlords don’t make repairs or improvements on their rental structures. The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Panel even has a unique ‘Tenants Rights’ form (T6) to force landlords to do repairs.

We’ve noticed numerous times through landlords that, as with this case, tenants additionally complain when landlords do repairs or make improvement for their rental properties.

We ask: Has Taggert Real estate Management broken any kind of bylaws?

You don’t have to be a renter to be inconvenienced with a neighbour doing repairs to their house.

Or even the City doing roadwork near you.

We have noise bylaws for a reason.

It’s common with regard to construction company will work in the evening…until the bylaws say it’s time to shut down.

Doesn’t whining work is done in the evening discriminate against those who work on night and people who stay at home?

Does the Residential Tenancies Behave trump the laws non-tenants have to follow?

We are going to adhere to this case carefully.

To go over this and Other Ottawa Landlord and Tenant Problems go to the Ontario Property manager Forum.

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